Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-24
State News.
PENOBSCOT.

Dexter correspondent of the Commercial
writes; The hotel keepers at Dexter upon
whose premises liquors were seized some
weeks ago. have decided to take out inn
keepers licenses. and give bonds not to sell
intoxicating liquors. In the case of one of
the drug stores visited, the committee have
notified the proprietor that they have several
clear cases wherein single sales can be proved
| and that unless he gives some satisfactory
pledge as to his manner OF conducting bust
ness in the future, legal steps will be taken
against him forthwith. The business men of
the place generally seem in favor of this
movement. Those who have been selling
liquor with such disregard of the law, have
been making far more money than those en-
gagged in legitimate trade, and in many cases
the money that should have been paid for the
necessaries of life has gone to the rumsellers.
From what we consider reliable information,
it seems that in the past year the sum of
$4,000 to $4,000 has been paid out for
liquor to the different dealers in this place
an amount sufficient to pay the entire cost of
running the town-that is, paying for its
schools and keeping the school property in
good condition, supporting the poor, making
and repairing the highways, keeping up the
fire department, paying all the salaries of
{ own officers in short, meeting all the reg
ular municipal expenses. When it is re-
membered that the population of Dexter is
only little over 5000, and that its location
is such that transit traffic is limited, the
reader will see that comparatively speaking
the liquor traffic here has been enormous.
We understand that Col. j. w. Atwell of
Orono, has leased the balance of the Hayford
Sutton mill at Saltwater. The whole mill
consists of two gauges, mulay saw, clapboard
machine and planer, two shingle machines
and two lathe machines. 1t is a first class
mill in every particular. and the people of
the town are greatly pleased to know that
Col. Atwell has decided to run it all. He has
a fl ne reputation on the Penobscot river as
mill operator and is very popular with his
employees. Commercial.
SAGADAHoC.
A Winnegance correspondent to the Times
writes: The roots of John Frisbee's pear
trees, seven of them, were drenched with
kerosene on a recent night by some person or
person of i'll intent, and oil put in the we'll. 1t
is asserted that such treatment is sure death
to trees. Fred Conant was employed and
cleaned out the well, and he found a bottle
at the bottom, supposed to have held the oil.
Such an act of vandalism is unworthy any
person calling himself a man. 1t betrays the
| lowest kind of meanness and is a deed that
one should be unwilling to suspect of his
greatest foe. Should the miscreant be dis
covered, the severest treatment should be
melted to him.
| An attempt was made at Bath Wednesday
night to effect an entrance to the
house of Samuel Weber on Lincoln street,
The only inmates of the house at that time
were Mrs. Weber and her son. Mrs. Web
Der was awakened by the unusual sounds and
succeeded in arousing her son by her screams
as well as so frightening the burglars that
they made their escape instantly. No clue
was obtained as to the identity of the house
beeakers The steamer Samvset has been
put in thorough repair and has taken the
place of the Sssanoa while that steamer is
being subjected to q like operation.-The
New England Shipbuilding Co. has completed
the necessary work on the steamer NJ. & M
of Bangor. The New England Iron Works
will now effect slight repairs on the machin
cry.
Mr.. W. P. Watson, fsrmerly of South Nor
ridgewock, now proprietor of the Vermont
City Journal at Vermont City, Dakota, lost
his office and its contents, BY fire, recently,
having opportunity to save only himself and
q few clothes. All boarded treasures, the
picture of his best girl and all, were sacri
feed to the flames. Mr.. w. had just fitted
up his office with q new press and other ap-
pointments. Owing to some unavoidable de-